Perhaps the most insane day of cycling so far in this tour. 107km to the Brandenburg gate turned into almost 150km after getting lost coming into Berlin and then treking back across the city to Lawrence's house.
From Buckow the ride starts to get really interesting stopping by a beautiful lake. We took a slightly different route along the TF path to get here. In Germany there are so many options, but it easy to confuse them.
From there it is great riding to Kopenick past a host of lakes dotted in the woods and perfectly manicured paths. There are also little beaches to chill out on.
Kopenick old town is virtually in Berlin, and from there it begins to get complicated. Virtually every street is a bike route so it is important to follow the R1 signs. Unfortunately these eventually lead to the river. I can only assume there is a ferry. Instead of hanging around we decided to go over the bridge. Attempting to rejoin the path on the other side we got hopelessly lost.
Although we went past the Brandenburg gate and the Reichstag, Pat had to jump on a train back to Gdansk immediately after arriving at the station. It had been great riding with him for 5 days, even I'd my legs were now destroyed.
From there I headed out to Kreuzberg to meet Lawrence and friends. Beer and bbq has never tasted so good.
Thanks to Lawrence and house mates for putting me up.
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